#shorter x ash x eiji

[oodlesofowls]

Rewatching AGAIN!!! they’re so sweet T^T should I make this into a poster?

PALESTINIAN GFM LIST!!!🍉🍉🍉

[animehellscape]

Slumber party guuuuuys🥳

[thaliasthunder]

the way these two decided to have a moment in front of literally everyone

[diabolicalworldwriter]

I am going to keep drawing them an obscene number of times. You cannot stop me.

also, this felt necessary:

closer ups under the cut

[soulproviderenthusiast25]

This particular scene is the most heartbreaking scene of all in banana fish. Ash was so distraught and was going through alot and Eiji knew in this moment he needs to hold ash, give him the comfort and love. And the way Ash surrenders himself in Eiji’s arms.

[stinkyeggbow]

Aslan

[bananafishdepression]

Life is so unfair there are so many shitty shows out there with a dub and Banana Fish never got one and its been 6 years now

[imsaunteringvaguelydownwards]

petition for us to give ash x eiji a REAL ship name bc how tf is their ship name just asheiji/ ash x eiji when ash has like four fuckin names???

EDIT: PRETEND THE EIJLAN OPTION SAYS EISLAN

Like come on guys we’re better than this💀

[httpsv33]

Banana Fish characters with a s/o whose cat never leaves their side.

Okay so this is the first request I received! I really enjoyed writing it since I have cats myself! For that wonderful person who asked for it, I hope it lives up to your expectations!

The requested was the following:

'Okay so can I request something with Ash, Eiji, Shorter, and Yut Lung with a partner that owns a pet cat and when they visit the reader the cat goes to them and just wants to be with them gn reader please if you dont mind'

Warnings: very mild cursing (once), gn reader, fluff, cats, physical affection.

Ash Lynx:

“Just admit it, the cat likes me better,” said the blond with a playful curve on his mouth. You crossed your arms before your chest and refused to say a word, slightly irritated by the constant teasing you had to face every time the boy visited your apartment. “C’mon, don’t be upset” he chuckled, a teasing tone still stuck to his words. “I’m not upset, take the cat so he can live with you since he loves you more than me, who, by the way, feeds him every day���.

To be honest, you weren’t that bothered by the cat’s cuddly manner towards your partner, in fact, you found it kind of sweet, but being a bit dramatic was a common dynamic between you and Ash.

“Come here, dumbass” the boy approached you with the cat between his arms and rested his forehead against your temple “You’re so jealous” he smirked before placing a soft peck on your cheek. You couldn’t conceal the grin that eventually appeared on your face.

“Shut up, you’re insufferable” you muttered sheepishly as you wrapped your arms around him and he placed pecks on the top of your head. Somehow, every time he came over it always ended up with the three of you tangled in your bed enjoying a cuddling session.

Eiji Okumura:

“And… this is it” you said as you opened the door to your apartment “It’s small but I guess it’s enough”. The black-haired boy entered your living room with an amused look on his face “I love the decorations! It feels so cozy in here” Eiji turned to you with a huge grin but he was interrupted by something rubbing against his lower leg.

“Oh, yeah, I hope you’re not allergic to cats-” you chuckled “She seems to like you”. Eiji’s face lit up with joy at the sight of the orange cat “What’s your name, little one?” he lowered his hand to caress her head, your heart melted as your cat leaned in his touch. “Her name’s Pumpkin” you crouched next to them. “Awww, hi Pumpkin, you’re so cute!” the boy spoke with a baby voice. You were enjoying the warmth of the situation until the cat avoided your touch to jump into your boyfriend’s arms “You traitor!”. Eiji giggled as he hugged the cat “Now she’s mine” he walked away with her teasingly as you followed them around trying to get him to give you back your cat.

Shorter Wong:

“Hey baby” the boy smiled widely as you opened the door for him “Hi love” you grinned inching closer to him to give him a warm hug “Oh I wasn’t talking to you, I was talking to my best friend Patches, right buddy?” he joked as the cat immediately poked his head from between your ankles to meet him.

“I hate you both” You stared at him unamused and turned around to keep on watching your show “No baby come back, it was a joke, I’m so sorry” he laughed picking up the cat and following you, letting himself fall on the sofa next to you, however, you refused to acknowledge his presence. “Baby, come on” he pouted as he rested his chin on your shoulder, giving you puppy eyes.

“You are a pain in the ass, Shorter Wong” You finally turned to look at him and rested your head against his chest, taking place next to your cat “It’s ridiculous that I have to compete for your attention with my cat AND that I have to compete for my cat's attention with you!”.

Shorter snorted at your comment and he pressed a soft kiss to your forehead “I love you so much” he muttered lovingly against your skin.

Yut Lung:

“What the hell is going on here-” you had just come back from doing groceries, your boyfriend was still sleeping peacefully when you left, but as soon as you entered the house you were met with a rather bizarre scene. The long-haired man, who, incidentally, hated how clingy your cat was with him because ‘his clothes were too expensive to be covered with animal hair’, was calmly sitting on the sofa with your cat purring in his lap as he caressed the animal’s head tenderly.

“Well, good morning to you too,” he said rather playfully “We’re watching the Kardashians, fancy joining?”. You couldn’t help but chuckle at the offer. “I thought you hated my cat, dear” You left the shopping bags next to the door, the situation was too good to let it slide, you’d put the groceries in their place later. “I didn’t hate her, it’s just that there wasn’t enough communication between us” You arched an eyebrow in response to his comment “But we have a healthy relationship now, right honey?” the cat just purred in response, enjoying his soft pets. You giggled as you sat next to him leaning to his side to watch the show with your two companions, “I guess I’ll have to live with the fact that she loves you more than me if your relationship is so ‘healthy’, then”. “Indeed” the boy smiled warmly as he leaned his head on top of yours.

[lets-go-banana-fishing]

Happy BirthDAY?! Ash deserves the whole MONTH

Happy very late birthday to Ash can't believe Mappa let you have TWO pretty boyfriends

[luneariaa]

Hi there! I hope you're doing great! Could you write hc of ash lynx x fem reader? Which reader is exactly like gus fring in breaking bad. She is kind to people close to her but not with people like dino. She looks innocent and cute but not inside.

Sorry it's long. Please take your time. Thanks!!

HIII-!! 💜 thank you so much dear anon, hoping you are too! 💛🌻 you're fine,, and this is the first Ash req that i received actually,, (o´▽`o) ✨

honestly, i'm not too familiar with breaking bad, but did some quick research on the charac and stuff,, also, this is my first hc type of post so i hope this is alright! ( oh and Ash might be ooc here as well,, ) and i may have stray too far.. XD LMAO THIS TURNED OUT TO BE LONG AND OFF TOPIC AS IT PROGRESSES MY BAD--

also tagging : @bagelbanana and @r-e-m-i !! i've seen you both commenting on my old Ash post bef 💜🌻

- dividers by @/cafekitsune!! 🌻

to start with, your looks could deceive most people. some would assume that you're just a cute, regular girl roaming down the streets, when in fact, you weren't.

so this leads to some guys ( or so ) flirting and trying to make a move on you. as disgusting as you find them, you had to agree in a oh-so-sweet manner, giving them a certain location as to where to find you.

of course, when they arrived there expecting for some sort of a 'date' with you, they're receiving their dead end instead.

guys like that don't deserve any mercy, or that's how you have it personally set within your own mind. ( totally not projecting )

but also i think since you can't just carry a gun with you all the time, you instead carry some sort of a small switchblade.

i imagined that you, despite your quite young age ( maybe around 16-17 or so ), are able to manage your own restaurant, to which originally was owned by your father, who is a drug dealer of some sort. your mother is unknown.

because of how successful your father's business is with the drugs, you became the main target of the ones who planned to take down your father.

due to how busy he is, he wasn't that close to you. so you were left to fend mostly by your own.

he did train you a bit for some time, but eventually, he let a certain Kazakh professional assassin; Blanca to train you instead.

and i feel like Blanca lowkey wants to go a bit softer at you during training, and of course, you didn't want any of that honestly. your relationship with him is pretty alright, and you both pretty much respected each other at some point.

and there you met Ash himself, when Blanca was also assigned to train him by Dino Golzine.

okay so, i'd like to think that at first, you and Ash are quite skeptical towards one another. not being too familiar still.

but that changes over time, of course.

it started by that one, random sunny day; you and Ash accidentally arrived early at the private training grounds where Blanca was supposed to train you both.

the two of you ended up conversing with each other-- Ash being the one who possibly initiates the convo first.

perhaps it started with a compliment. maybe the brand new shoes that you're wearing? the view; weather? or even just random small talks. it's still an effort nonetheless.

you're highly aware of the current reputation he holds as the gang leader of the city. it doesn't faze you much, as long as he remains nice to you.

and because of this, you sometimes do heard about Dino himself. back then, you didn't really pay any mind, but did recall that one time where your father said that he did some sort of a drug business with him etc..

but by the way he is regarded, you feel downright disgusted. selfish, ruthless even. but is well aware not someone to be provoked on.

so despite all of that, you remain well-mannered in a way. for the time being, that is. ( unless something or he crosses the line )

but i can't deny the fact that i imagined that you might be finding yourself doing the side-eye at him while he speaks with others; even having the urge to throw some insults or sarcastic remarks at him. but refrain from doing so just yet.

you hate him so so much because of what he did to Ash too.

overall, you despised people like Dino for existing on the surface of the Earth.

SOME BONUSES ( bc lowkey low on idea rn HAHA ) :-

Shorter seemed like he would probably flirt with you at times, but you just laughed it off because it's like a normal thing now.

but Ash def isn't impressed.

knowing how long you and Ash have been training with each other, he silently grew fond and protective of you, despite you can handle yourself fine. i mean, you did manage a whole restaurant by yourself, after all.

oh and yes, Eiji's a precious boy!! you would 1000000% get along with him! <3

but be careful when hanging out around Eiji every so often; Ash might've steal you away from him. ( totally not jealous at all )

all of them def will hang out on your restaurant often when they're able to! 💛

also, random but i can see Ash is the type of guy to let his arm rest around your shoulders; doesn't matter while you're sitting or even standing. he would still do it out of habit.

i couldn't think of a proper confession or anything further romance related rn, but he will 1000000% take you out for a ride on his bike pretty often, especially during late nights <33

stargazing together?? heck yes!!

sometimes you just wanted to join Ash in whatever mission thingy or stuff he has to do or so; and of course, he would agree, but still deep down worried about your safety in general. ( maybe at some times, he would straight up refuse your offer. )

© ���𝚊𝚜𝚜.

[animehellscape]

Pushing the agenda! 🧸

[thaliasthunder]

listening to banana fish spotify playlists is like "oh this song is so sad, let's see the other, oh this is depressive, shit this one is worse, oh well this one too, oh the intro slaps, oh this is also sad, and this one t-"

[diabolicalworldwriter]

Gay fish!!! It took me a long time but in my defense I had to draw three people, a fairly detailed background, and four cats. so. I think the art is worth it. This is the most satisfied I've been with my art for a while ^^

also I gave Eiji dimples because he seems like he should have them, and he and Ash have scars because I love drawing scars.

closeups/video with progress under the cut.

[soulproviderenthusiast25]

My thoughts will echo your name, Until I see you again

These are the words I held back, as I was leaving too soon

I was enchanted to meet you

Please don't be in love with someone else

Please don't have somebody waiting on you

[linkemon]

Perfect dream (Ash Lynx x Reader x Lee Yut-Lung) [Hanahaki Disease AU]

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[ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ] ᴛʀɪᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴀʟ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇʀꜱ ᴅᴇꜱᴛʀᴏʏɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ʟᴜɴɢꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ꜰᴇᴇʟɪɴɢꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀꜱʜ ʟʏɴx. ꜱʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛ ʟᴇᴇ'ꜱ ᴏꜰꜰᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴜʀɢᴇʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴇᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɴᴇᴡ ʟɪꜰᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ʙʀɪɴɢ ʙᴇʏᴏɴᴅ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏʟᴏᴜʀꜰᴜʟ ᴘᴇᴛᴀʟꜱ.

ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ɪɴꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ: 1. ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴀ ʜᴀɴᴀʜᴀᴋɪ ᴅɪꜱᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴀᴜ - ᴀ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ ɪɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ꜱᴛʀᴏɴɢ, ᴜɴʀᴇǫᴜɪᴛᴇᴅ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʀᴇꜱᴜʟᴛꜱ ɪɴ ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇʀꜱ ɢʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇʀ'ꜱ ʟᴜɴɢꜱ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪꜱᴇᴀꜱᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴅꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʟᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴄɪᴘʀᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴇᴇʟɪɴɢꜱ ᴏʀ ᴀʙᴀɴᴅᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ (ʀᴀʀᴇ) ᴏʀ ᴀɴ ᴇxᴘᴇɴꜱɪᴠᴇ ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʀᴇꜱᴜʟᴛ ɪɴ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ʀɪᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ. 2. ɪ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴜꜱᴇ ʜᴏɴᴏʀɪꜰɪᴄꜱ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴɪᴍᴇ ᴜꜱᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇᴍ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴀᴋᴇꜱ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ɪɴ ɴᴇᴡ ʏᴏʀᴋ.

[Reader] lay on the bed and listened to the sounds coming from the sleeping mansion, checking her watch every now and then. Every few minutes she caught the sounds of creaking floors, clicking heels, and distant male laughter. 

She couldn't sleep, no matter how tightly she closed her eyes. Each time she saw images of that fateful night from several years ago. She stopped paying attention to what she was currently experiencing. She managed to numb her mind and repress unwanted visions but the childhood trauma did not want to go away so easily. 

She climbed out of the silk sheets and felt a chill spread through her body. As quietly as she could, she placed both feet on the wooden floor. 

Closing the door behind her, she looked around the hall for drunk guests who sometimes lost their directions. However, she didn't see anyone, so she headed towards Ash's room. 

She typed: 

-.-. --- -- .. -. --. / .. -.

It simply meant "coming in" in Morse code. She had been practicing using it with her friend for a good year. She hoped that it would help them in some way someday. 

Almost immediately she heard a key click in the lock. She thought it was quite a funny privacy concept, since Papa Dino had a full set of spares anyway. However, Ash said that this could buy them some time if needed.

— Rough night? — A veiled question. 

— Yes but luckily today's people weren't interested. 

Golzine didn't keep her to himself. She was the toy of the guests. He did business with people who had different preferences than himself. He noticed her potential even before Ash, when she was in the Cod Club. 

— I can't sleep either. Come in — he encouraged, heading towards the window. 

The girl sometimes had the impression that Dino knew about his pets' nightly meetings. They weren't frequent but he hadn't done anything about them until now. Maybe he thought it was funny? 

They opened the window and made themselves comfortable on the windowsill. They watched the clear night sky, breathing in the summer air. Sometimes they looked for famous constellations or read books by the dim light or they just talked. 

There was always an alarm clock on standby, so they were in their rooms on time. 

Sometimes they both managed to fall asleep but often it was only one of them. There were also times when they were both conscious and welcomed the pink dawn together. 

— A shooting star — he whispered one endless night. — Can I give my wish to you? Stars never listened to me.

— Sure. You can never have too much happiness. — She laughed quietly. 

However, there was a bittersweet note to it. 

There was a short moment of silence, then the girl returned to searching for constellations. 

— What were you wishing for? — The boy turned his emerald eyes on her. 

— I won't tell you because then it definitely won't come true. 

— I'd like to get us out of here. — He turned his head back to the stars. 

— If we ever make it, I'll tell you what I wished for.

— Then I'll have to try harder. — He gave her a melancholy smile. 

***

— [Reader], I made [favorite dish]! 

— I'm not hungry. 

— Then I'll save it for later, especially for you. 

[Reader] couldn't bear to see this happy boy anymore. She wanted to wipe the smile off his face but she couldn't afford to start an argument. She felt that staying with him any longer would drive her crazy, so she left the apartment. She ran straight out into the streets of New York, enjoying the cool evening air. 

Shorter, who had been pretending to be indifferent, got up from the couch, put on his jacket and followed her. 

When he caught up with her, she was already standing by the bridge. 

— What's been going on with you lately? 

— Nothing special. — She put her hands in her pockets. 

— You know very well what I'm talking about. Eiji is trying to get to know you better. 

— I don't have to know and like everyone. 

— You could at least try a little. You should do it for Ash — he said reproachfully. 

The girl felt her lungs catching fire. It was the worst possible moment. 

— Don't mention him now — she replied through a tight throat. 

— I know you're jealous... 

— I'm not — she denied. 

However, she felt that she was trying to lie to herself. 

— I'm aware that you've seen them together... 

— Shut up! 

— So you have — Shorter muttered teasingly. 

Immediately afterwards, yellow daffodil petals fell from the girl's mouth, accompanied by a wheezing cough. She didn't have time to take out the tissue, so the contents of her lungs mixed with blood landed on her tiny hands. Some people on the street looked at her with sympathy, others with pity. She wanted to turn her head away from the abomination she was holding, to run away and never come back. 

That's what her love was worth. 

— Don't tell me that... You can't be... 

Just a moment ago he was simply joking about her and her feelings. Now he was realizing the serious truth behind it all. She saw the confusion in the boy's eyes. His face showed horror at the whole situation. 

— Yes, I have Hanahaki — [Reader] wheezed in response to an unasked question. 

Holding back the tears that were coming to her eyes, she threw the massacred daffodils straight into the water. With blood-stained hands, she pulled tissues from her pocket. She made it just in time before another attack of spasmodic coughing shook her entire body. 

Shorter held out his hand. However, he withdrew it when he saw that the girl was leaving quickly.

She didn't plan to tell anyone about her illness. She had too many people around her who wanted to save her but should be focusing on something completely different. So she distanced herself by gently pushing them away from her. This had been going on for several months and was heading nowhere else than to the grave. 

For some time, she was under the illusion that she would be able to reverse the disease. She had a mission — to fall out of love with Aslan Callenreese. However, life quickly verified her intentions. She simply couldn't do it. 

She didn't want to remove what they had built together over several years, despite Papa Dino's influence. She was afraid to leave him in the situation he found himself in. She saw emerald eyes and even though she promised herself that it would be the last time, she couldn't forget them. They haunted her dreams. They followed her to every corner. She felt like an egoist, thinking that she couldn't leave him but she remained so shamelessly by his side. 

But now she was additionally consumed with guilt. It burned from the inside like a cruel fire that she couldn't put out because she saw that Aslan had found the love of his life. She wanted Eiji to be a bad person. She wanted to find something in him that would allow her to say that they were a hopeless couple, that they were not compatible with each other and that the Japanese would not make him happy. But it was all for naught — it came down to the thought of how these two complemented each other perfectly, despite their differences. Ash's face was turning into Aslan's thanks to the boy and she felt that she would never help him find himself like this. She couldn't put him back together because she was too broken to save him. 

She assumed what the course of events might have looked like if she had admitted that she was sick but would not have named the person. Ash would probably go out of his way to find her "lover" or get money for surgery. Worst case scenario, he could return to Dino on her knees, begging him to sponsor her procedure. 

There was also a scenario in her head where she confessed her love long before Eiji appeared and she was healthy but it was too late for that.

She didn't want to ruin anyone's happiness. Sometimes, however, during sleepless nights spent in the bathroom on cold, moonlit tiles, different thoughts occurred to her. She lay by the shower, wondering how much blood she would have to cough up before the drugs would take effect. It was in moments like these, with only daffodils for company, that countless ideas swirled through her head. She often thought about dialing Aslan's number. She composed bitter words in her head that were supposed to make him guilty and thus force him to love her. Another time she stated that she should go to Golzine herself. She knew where to look for his biggest toy. The deal would be clean. Sometimes she just wanted to go back to those moments when, debased in the villa, she consoled herself with the thought that Ash was sleeping peacefully a few meters away because that night the victim was her. Hanahaki's attacks welcomed a spinning carousel of memories, dreams and sleep. But then the day always came — she was back to reality. [Reader] welcomed the first rays of sunlight when she answered the call: 

— [Reader], see you at 7? I know you're busy and we haven't seen each other much lately but I really need your help.

So she agreed. She stood upright. Washed her body, which was sticky with sweat. Get dressed. Covered the traces of a sleepless night with makeup. She forced a mug of coffee into herself and what she found in the fridge. She locked her apartment and then ran to him, praying never to give in to him again. 

She always lost. 

Until now. 

This night was different, worse, more painful. 

In the morning she finally saw them together in a way that left no doubt. 

She was fed up with her sacrifice. For once, she wanted to remain selfish in the relationship. 

That's why she was now standing in the hall of a huge villa, trying to hold back her cough. 

— Master Yut-Lung, Miss [Reader] is here to see you.

— Let her in. You can leave. 

The servant bowed humbly and moved out of sight. 

— When I said anytime, I didn't necessarily mean three in the morning — he said reproachfully. 

The boy didn't look particularly sleepy, although he was wearing a delicate bathrobe with motifs reminiscent of cherry blossoms. 

— I'm sorry, did I wake you up? 

— It's not like you to think about me...— He didn't manage to finish that sentence. 

The girl felt her legs unable to bear her own weight and she felt dizzy. She would have surely fallen if not for Yut, who caught her at the last moment before she completely slid to the floor, laid her on the couch, and then called for a private doctor. 

The elderly Chinese man carefully listened to the patient's lungs. 

— I'm afraid this is really the last call for surgery — he said as he left. 

— That's why I'm here — [Reader] wheezed as she saw the man leave the room. 

— Do you accept my offer? 

She nodded, no longer having the strength to find her voice. 

The boy pretended to be unfazed by this sudden change of position. In reality, however, he could hardly believe the opportunity that had befallen him. 

He could finish off Ash and save her. A woman he had felt a strange fondness for, for some time. He felt like she reminded him of his mother, yet was completely different from her. 

He didn't even care about paying off the debt anymore when she deliberately distracted the attention of the murderers his brother had sent. It's just that every time he saw how passionately she was willing to sacrifice everything for the lion, he felt jealous of what he would never get to experience. Especially since Lynx simply couldn't appreciate it. 

— The operating room will be ready tomorrow afternoon. 

This was the shortest possible time in which he could complete the formalities. He knew it would be a rather sleepless night with dozens of phone calls. 

He was about to leave the room when he noticed why he had not received confirmation of his words this time. 

[Reader] simply fell asleep from exhaustion. 

So he adjusted her head so that it rested comfortably on the pillow. He brushed a few stray strands of hair from his face and finally covered him with a blanket. 

Then he heard one of the funniest things he had ever heard from her: 

— You're beautiful — she murmured in her sleep. 

Then he took the phone and decided to call from another room. After all, he couldn't risk it. 

He just wasn't sure whether he didn't want to risk leaking information or the comfort of the sleeping girl. 

***

The girl put down the expensive pen, right next to the pile of stationery. 

— I finished. 

Right after entering the room, Yut reached for a piece of paper, intending to delve into the text. However, he saw only dots and dashes: 

.. / .-- .. ... .... . -.. / ..-. --- .-. / .-.. --- ...- . .-.-.-

.. .----. -- / --. .-.. .- -.. / - .... . / ... - .- .-. ... / .-.. .. ... - . -. . -.. / - --- / -- . .-.-.-

[Reader] 

— What this is about? This was supposed to be a letter that would move him, not a game of Morse code. 

The author smiled to herself and her eyes seemed to fog over for a moment. 

— When we were still working for Golzine, I promised him that if we got out, I would tell him what I wished for from a shooting star. It's high time to do it. — She sighed. — If you really want to achieve your goal, give it to him and believe me. I know him better than he knows himself. Sentimentality will hurt more than ten sappy letters. 

That's what she said. 

However, at the bottom of her soul there was a thought that as long as Ash had Eiji, he would survive anything. 

A piece of paper won't shake his mind enough to bring him down. In return, she will live. 

***

— Do you recognize the man in the photo? 

The girl lying on the hospital bed looked carefully at the photo on the smartphone screen. 

— I think his name is Ash Lynx but I haven't seen him in a while. 

— Who was he to you? 

She felt a strange discomfort as she tried to answer. A sort of frustration that builds to the point of a headache. 

— We were friends? — she finally gasped. 

However, it sounded more like answering a question with a question. 

— Thank you, thats all. Don't strain yourself now. Please rest. I will soon write a prescription for permanent medications due to lung condition. 

The doctor headed out of the room. She heard the murmurs of conversation taking place behind the door. Immediately afterwards, Yut took his place with a bouquet of flowers that she recognized as freesias. 

— Thank you — she whispered, putting the flowers on the table next to the bed. 

— I won't beat around the bush. Ash Lynx, who you barely recognized a moment ago, was the reason you were sick. You should stay away from him and it will be fine. 

The girl gave him a moment of silence. 

— I've put everything more or less together — she said finally. — He's the only person I have strangely blurred memories of. Never mind, I can finally breathe deeply. — She gave him a smile. — I think this could be a good, fresh start.  

— I've already secured that little apartment on the outskirts of New York you were talking about. 

— Yut? 

— Yes? 

— Do you think you'll find time to drop by? Once I get a handle on everything. 

— Why not? A break will do me good. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll take care of the formalities. They'll discharge you tomorrow. Rest. — He's gone. 

The girl was left alone with her thoughts. 

***

While looking through boxes in her new apartment, she found a scribbled note that she apparently deliberately left on top, just for herself. Two sentences were written several times in Morse code: 

"I wished for love.

I'm glad the stars listened to me."